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St. Patrick’s BREASTPLATE
Amended
words* or verses *by
The Order of the GOOD SHEPHERD+
Year
of Our LORD
1.24.2013
I bind
unto myself today
the strong name of The TRINITY.
By
invocation of the same
the
Three in ONE ~ and ONE in Three.
The
BLOOD of JESUS covers me,
The
BLOOD of JESUS covers me.
CHRIST
be with me, CHRIST within me,
CHRIST
behind me, CHRIST before me,
CHRIST
beside me, CHRIST to win me;
CHRIST
to comfort and defend* me.
I
bind unto my self today
the strong name of The TRINITY…
( repeat stanza 1 )
CHRIST
beneath me, CHRIST above me,
CHRIST
in safety, CHRIST in danger* ;
CHRIST
in hearts of all who love me,
CHRIST
in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto my self today
the strong name of The TRINITY…
( repeat stanza 1 )
Against the demon snares of sin
the vice that gives temptation
force
the fantasies* that war within…
hostile spirits+ that mar my
course.
I bind unto my self today
the strong name of The TRINITY…
( repeat stanza 1 )
Few*
or many, far or nigh,
in
every place and in all hours
Against
their fierce hostility,
I
bind to me GOD’S* Holy Powers.
I bind unto my self today
the strong name of The TRINITY…
( repeat stanza 1 )
Against
all satan’s spells and lies*
Against
false words of heresy,
Against
the doubt that causes fear*…
The
cries of self I will not hear.
I
bind myself unto The LORD*
The
BLOOD of JESUS, The Living WORD,
By
invocation of HIS+ Name
Eternal
SON+, ever the same.
Against
the wizard’s evil craft
Against
the death wound and the burning,
The
choking wave, the poisoned shaft…
Protect
me, CHRIST, till Thy+ returning.
I
bind myself unto The LORD*
The
BLOOD of JESUS, The Living WORD,
By
invocation of His+ Name
Eternal
SON+, ever the same.
+ + +
